IUCN Status: Vulnerable
EPBC Threat Rating: Very high
IUCN Claim: “The species is threatened by introduced predators, the Red Fox and feral Cat especially’”
Foxes hunted 3 of 30 reintroduced, predator-inexperienced wallabies (Hayward et al. 2012).
Wallabies were last confirmed in NSW 3 years before foxes arrived (Table S2).
There are no studies evidencing a link between foxes and nail-tail
wallaby populations. In contradiction with the claim, the extirpation
record pre-dates the fox arrival record.
Fairfax, Dispersal of the introduced red fox (Vulpes vulpes) across Australia. Biol. Invasions 21, 1259-1268 (2019).
Hayward, Matt W., et al. “Reintroduction of bridled nailtail wallabies beyond fences at Scotia Sanctuary-Phase 1.” Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Vol. 134. 2012.
Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission